Participating towns and cities

PortugalViana do Castelo, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-viana-castelo.pt
Population:
39.000 inhabitants
Department:
Departamento de Obras e Serviços Municipais
Contact:
Manuel Soares da Costa
Passeio das Mordomas da Romaria
4904-877 Viana do Castelo
(++351) 258 809377

Participation 2019

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Viana do Castelo implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Viana do Castelo carries out a Car-Free Day 2019 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra